Maquette for The Postcard Century / Phillips, Tom; Sackner RK; Sackner MA., 1997 - 2000
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Scope and Contents
The dimensions of the postcards in the early 20th century were much smaller than contemporary postcards and the image and message were written on the same side up to about 1905. After 1905, the dimensions remained small but the messages were written on the side opposite to the image. Each folder has handwritten reproductions of the messages on the card inscribed by Phillips. Further, the publisher of each card is written by Phillips on the back cover of the two museum board folder. One of the postcards in 1903 that was written in code was deciphered by Phillips. One of the postcards in 1908 that depicts an advertisement with the appearance of concrete poetry. Phillips mentions this observation and cites the Sackner Archive. One of the cards in 1913 advertising cigarettes and another in 1914 depicting the Panama Canal have surrealistic qualities. A card in 1922 has a visual poetic image.A card in 1938 depicts the infamous Nazi Entartete Kunst exhibition house. A card in 1940 shows a beach scene in Miami Beach. The first page of 1963 features a photographic portrait of the Beatles and the last page Elvis Preasley. The last page of 1988 depicts a postcard by Tom Phillips that reproduces a print "Oh Miss South Africa;" the print is held by the Sackner Archive. Adjacent to this postcard is another one depicting the model for Miss South Africa that Phillips appropriated for the print. A card in 1974 depicts Piccadilly Circus that was used by Dieter Roth for the Piccadilly series of artistic images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1997 - 2000
Creator
- Phillips, Tom, 1937-2022 (Person)
- Sackner, Ruth (Person)
- Sackner, Marvin A., 1932-2020 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 archive + 101 folders (2 museum boards, hinged, ink, graphite, handwriting, postcards, glued) + 1900 (17 cards) + 1901 (19 cards) + 1902 (15 cards) + 1903 (17 cards) + 1904 (17 cards) + 1905 (20 cards) + 1906 (6 cards) + 1907 (20 cards) + 1908 (18 cards) + 1909 (20 cards) + 1910 (19 cards) + 1911 (19 cards) + 1912 (18 cards) + 1913 (19 cards) + 1914 (21 cards) + 1915 (17 cards) + 1916 (20 cards) + 1917 (21 cards) + 1918 (20 cards) + 1919 (19 cards) + 1920 (19 cards) + 1921 (17 cards) + 1922 (19 cards) + 1923 (19 cards) + 1924 (19 cards) + 1925 (20 cards) + 1926 (18 cards) + 1927 (18 cards) + 1928 (20 cards) + 1929 (19 cards) + 1930 (19 cards) + 1931 (17 cards) + 1932 (19 cards) + 1933 (18 cards) + 1934 (19 cards) + 1935 (20 cards) + 1936 (19 cards) + 1937 (19 cards) + 1938 (18 cards) + 1939 (19 cards) + 1940 (20 cards) + 1941 (21 cards) + 1942 (20 cards) + 1943 (20 cards) + 1944 (23 cards) + 1945 (19 cards) + 1946 (20 cards) + 1947 (17 cards) + 1948 (20 cards) + 1949 (19 cards) + 1950 (19 cards) + 1951 (18 cards) + 1952 (19 cards) + 1953 (21 cards) + 1954 (20 cards) + 1955 (18 cards) + 1956 (17 cards) + 1957 (19 cards) + 1958 (19 cards) + 1959 (20 cards) + 1960 (19 cards) + 1961 (19 cards) + 1962 (19 cards) + 1963 (19 cards) + 1964 (19 cards) + 1965 (19 cards) + 1966 (19 cards) + 1967 (19 cards) + 1968 (19 cards) + 1969 (19 cards) + 1970 (17 cards) + 1971 (18 cards) + 1972 (19 cards) + 1973 (19 cards) + 1974 (17 cards) + 1975 (19 cards) + 1976 (19 cards) + 1977 (19 cards) + 1978 (19 cards) + 1979 (19 cards) + 1980 (19 cards) + 1981 (19 cards) + 1982 (19 cards) + 1983 (19 cards) + 1984 (21 cards) + 1985 (19 cards) + 1986 (20 cards) + 1987 (20 cards) + 1988 (19 cards) + 1989 (20 cards) + 1990 a (15 cards) + 1990 b (20 cards) + 1991 (20 cards) + 1992 (19 cards) + 1993 (20 cards) + 1994 (19 cards) + 1995 (19 cards) + 1996 (19 cards) + 1997 a (18 cards) + 1997 b (2 cards) + 1998 (20 cards) + 1999 (20 cards) + 100 envelopes (translucent paper) + bag contents (postcard labels, annotation labels, offset)) ; folders 30 x 25 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
alc. Phillips s
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: London, England : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RED; updated by: KEELEY.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921